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  • @decimation9780
    @decimation9780 Рік тому +30

    It’s like a mix between Constantine and Harry Blackstone, love it.

  • @GravitWry
    @GravitWry Рік тому +34

    Holy hell now this is the type of story that'll get me invested in it, myth and legends and beings from the past from various histories and cultures in a modern setting.
    I simply want more

    • @WiredTurkey316
      @WiredTurkey316 Рік тому +4

      I'm not saying the story is just Jim Butcher messing around on Reddit. But I am saying you'll enjoy reading the Dresden Files

    • @midgefidget5796
      @midgefidget5796 11 місяців тому

      Try reading "The Toxic Spell Dump" Dunno the author.

  • @normiesalvador1854
    @normiesalvador1854 Рік тому +22

    It's been a while since I've really been gripped by a story (as opposed to letting it play in the background while I do other things).

  • @TheGrinningViking
    @TheGrinningViking Рік тому +103

    I love this fish tank channel, the guy who reads stories is ok too.

    • @thecrimsonfkr2818
      @thecrimsonfkr2818 Рік тому +14

      The fish do tricks every now and then...
      There! That one did a back flip!

    • @davidr5087
      @davidr5087 Рік тому +11

      There a highly trained method acting troup

    • @BrunoMaricFromZagreb
      @BrunoMaricFromZagreb Рік тому +3

      Why show the fish though? And base merch on them?
      (Who's the artist for it btw?)

    • @kittenwithmittens6200
      @kittenwithmittens6200 Рік тому +2

      @@BrunoMaricFromZagreb the fish are for a youtube bot that was flagging his videos as spam, due to them being all a wall of text. this was his counter.

  • @darkangelziggy286
    @darkangelziggy286 Рік тому +15

    I thought this seemed familiar. I have heard two other stories with Ethan Carlyle narrated. He is a lapsed Paladin. So far, I don't think the author has mentioned how or why he lapsed, but it must have been something extreme given the power Meg gets. She even gets the Archangel Michael's sword.

  • @gregewing3916
    @gregewing3916 Рік тому +28

    Are there any other stories in this arc? This is very interesting and the metaphysical speculations going on are kind of terrifying

  • @readhistory2023
    @readhistory2023 Рік тому +17

    It's got that Jim Butcher feel. I like it.

    • @decimation9780
      @decimation9780 Рік тому +4

      Glad to see another fan of his work.

    • @swimmingmide
      @swimmingmide Рік тому +2

      I would say more Gaiman than Butcher but they do overlap in feels.

    • @readhistory2023
      @readhistory2023 Рік тому +1

      @@swimmingmide I'm not as familiar with Gaiman as I am Butcher but I can see the likeness.

  • @theyaden
    @theyaden Рік тому +5

    I loved that. He's faced with frightening power of a Fury and after the situation is defused he casually asks her out for a coffee date. (Corrected for the wrong type of frightening power lol)

    • @seldonwright4345
      @seldonwright4345 Рік тому +1

      FURY. As in unrestrained Rage. Not " furry" ~ which could be a really twisting tale. Pun intended

    • @theyaden
      @theyaden Рік тому

      @@seldonwright4345 lol good point. Spelling over a phone is hazardous.

  • @jeffhall4228
    @jeffhall4228 11 місяців тому +1

    Bravo, magnificent story. Many thanks to you and the author.

  • @MrGoesBoom
    @MrGoesBoom Рік тому +5

    Huh, Dresden Files type story. Neat

  • @adwood201
    @adwood201 Рік тому +1

    I once read a book that had Megaera as a major character, quite a funny story "The Night Life Of The Gods" by Thorne Smith. Written pre World War 2.

  • @triplejjj6633
    @triplejjj6633 Рік тому +11

    Love the story. I like all your content, but this one was absolutely fantastic 👏 👍 😍 .

  • @Inufan2005
    @Inufan2005 Рік тому +10

    The only questions I have are; who broke their oath, what was the oath, and how long ago was the oath broken?

    • @henrypaleveda7760
      @henrypaleveda7760 Рік тому +2

      I'm going to guess either a higher up deity/being, or one that plays a vital role even without much authority.

  • @chrisdufresne9359
    @chrisdufresne9359 Рік тому +13

    I REALLY want to know what the Broken Oath was and which deity actually broke such an oath.

    • @mcarrowtime7095
      @mcarrowtime7095 Рік тому +4

      Considering this dude ended the story hitting on the goddess of revenge, I should think a goddess, and something romantic. Romance and lives lost or protected tend to have the greatest impact, and usually go hand in hand.

    • @chrisdufresne9359
      @chrisdufresne9359 Рік тому +2

      @@mcarrowtime7095 I was thinking something more akin to a higher tier deity or a primordial. Maybe even a Deity of Justice/Oaths.

    • @mcarrowtime7095
      @mcarrowtime7095 Рік тому

      @@chrisdufresne9359 you mean the deity who he was speaking to

    • @chrisdufresne9359
      @chrisdufresne9359 Рік тому +1

      @@mcarrowtime7095 He was speaking to a Fury, normally one of the Guardians of the Underworld and sometimes servants of Hades in Greek mythos. When I say a deity of Oaths, I mean something akin to Zeus or a similar deity.

    • @mcarrowtime7095
      @mcarrowtime7095 Рік тому +1

      @@chrisdufresne9359 he called it a fury, seemed more to me like nemesis, just without the name.

  • @henrypaleveda7760
    @henrypaleveda7760 Рік тому

    Thanks for the great read aggro! Can't wait to see more of this from T/Markos.

  • @peterwalls-qf7ii
    @peterwalls-qf7ii Рік тому +6

    Maegera? I don't think she was one of the Furies, they were not Oath keepers. The were vengeance personified. No coins , no devices ,and no conversation. Madness and blood lust in the flesh. What was there to talk about? Once they had the scent, not even Zeus himself could order them not to strike.
    One Chance only, a slim one , purification by the rites of Apollo. By paying a symbolic price, your life and sanity could be saved. It did not always work, we're talking about Powers older than the Olympians, Powers native to earth, not imported from the stars.
    Agro my man, one of these days you will pronounce a non Anglo Word correctly by mistake, and i'll fall down from sheer shock.

    • @mcarrowtime7095
      @mcarrowtime7095 Рік тому

      It could be a version of nemesis, the goddess of revenge, simply known by a different name. Besides, it’s the mother of the muses, which was either a primordial being or Aphrodite, I can’t remember which

    • @jasulliv3
      @jasulliv3 Рік тому

      From Brave AI summery: Megaera is one of the three Furies in Greek mythology.024 She is the sister of Alecto and Tisiphone and was born from the blood of Ouranos when Cronos castrated him.4 Megaera is associated with jealousy and envy and punishes people who commit crimes, especially marital infidelity.2 She is a major character in the video game Hades and is a boss and a potential romance partner to Zagreus.3 In Greek mythology, the Furies were spawns of earth and sky and lived in the underworld to exact vengeance and retribution on wicked men who hurt women and swore false oaths.1

  • @WiredTurkey316
    @WiredTurkey316 Рік тому +2

    For Harry Dresden

  • @ihtfp01
    @ihtfp01 Рік тому +1

    This was well written and entertaining, I would love to see more....

  • @jadesidhe2634
    @jadesidhe2634 Рік тому +2

    Someone really liked the Dresden files

  • @ufoe20011
    @ufoe20011 7 місяців тому

    For the skwerl
    For the rythm that is algo
    I think carlyle is a knight templer.

  • @firedirewolf
    @firedirewolf Рік тому +1

    Isn't this a sequel to one where he faced a demon that was eating children and set off the bones of the dead as purifying vengeance? This is going places and I hope to see where

  • @lyotarpeaceblade7516
    @lyotarpeaceblade7516 Рік тому +53

    The only thing I can think is that man was Jewish and the oath broken was the covenant and that fury just got the power to kill god

    • @truekurayami
      @truekurayami Рік тому +13

      He was of one of the Abrahamic faiths without a doubt. Though the bigger question is what arcane path did he start walking and what led him down that path, if God/The Creator was the Oathbreaker.

    • @sbritton1313
      @sbritton1313 Рік тому +3

      The covenant was never broken though...

    • @BrunoMaricFromZagreb
      @BrunoMaricFromZagreb Рік тому

      Can anyone explain what the actual FUCCK happened? I'm so confused...

    • @truekurayami
      @truekurayami Рік тому +1

      @@BrunoMaricFromZagreb Are you confused about the whole story or just what was happening with the MC and the Furry Meg?

    • @WingManFang1
      @WingManFang1 Рік тому +1

      That fury was Hercules’s Girlfriend and Hades’s Slave

  • @matthewc670
    @matthewc670 Рік тому +1

    Is there any more to this one

  • @klappstock943
    @klappstock943 Рік тому +1

    For the Algorithm the story and the voice

  • @brianellinger6622
    @brianellinger6622 Рік тому +1

    If you believe I signed a paper or an oath you were visited by a different kind of hairy the Hat.
    also known as a witch probably

  • @RealArcalian
    @RealArcalian Рік тому

    Greetings, Mentlegent
    For the Ryhthm that is Algo
    I honestly don't know what to make of this story. It's very....lateral.

  • @larrythompson8630
    @larrythompson8630 Рік тому

    The one required to enforce a oath not kept, violates a oath?

  • @pspdsi22
    @pspdsi22 Рік тому +1

    I wonder what the oath was?

  • @dioncrouch3897
    @dioncrouch3897 Рік тому +1

    Love this one 👍

  • @HammarPwnsYourFace
    @HammarPwnsYourFace 11 місяців тому

    Sounds like this guy made a pact w a greater deity, as in warlock pact and that deity renounced the pact breaking it on their end. That would enpower the bejesus out of that type of fury. Cosmic breaking power as she seeks to kill a greater god. The power vacuum would destroy everything.
    Im willing to bet he loved a god and this goddess turned away from him and scorned as he was, the goddess broke the warlock pact. She has to be one of the top 5. If it would destroy reality with the retribution that the fury would cast upon them. Cant make power moves like that and have a normal next day.
    Ethan forgave and thats why he stopped the fury? His heartbreak is his and no one else’s and he bears it silently. - forbidden love like that would be something to behold and especially if it went against the natural laws of gods/mortals. Idk. Am i right?
    *Seems that the power for the fury to cast retribution would shatter everything as she fulfilled her purpose, and his. Thrice naming a true name kept her at bay as to not follow it? She used the powerup to kill the pan flute and he stopped the fury before it could seek the real enemy?

  • @seanrobert9661
    @seanrobert9661 Рік тому

    [documented contact]

  • @kyler-r2424
    @kyler-r2424 Рік тому

    Urban fantasy pog

  • @elfeater1760
    @elfeater1760 Рік тому +2

    For the Algorithm11!

  • @thelivingghost5695
    @thelivingghost5695 Рік тому +5

    I am confused... Context please! I'd like a bit of it.

    • @gillsmoke
      @gillsmoke Рік тому +1

      What was read is what was written, that's all you get. Me thinks the broken oath of Ethan's was from a long time ago, like our man here is neigh immortal, but still just a man.

    • @brendamayfuller8803
      @brendamayfuller8803 Рік тому +3

      If I had to guess, it was the most important oath a human can ever swear. A Marriage oath. And even if it was broken some love remains.
      I would also guess the other was not a mortal but one of significant importance in the pantheon of Gods.
      And that sort of justice will cause a great deal of pain to others if enacted.
      Humans are a messy bunch, we are capable of feeling more than one emotion about someone or something at a time.

    • @JaneAria
      @JaneAria Рік тому

      My guess is that it was an oath between the creator of humanity and him which was broken or the creator of something that's fundamentally needed

    • @peterwilks4391
      @peterwilks4391 Рік тому +2

      Depending on the scripture, but Jesus promised to return in the lifetime of those present. I agree, he might be jewish.

    • @andrewgause6971
      @andrewgause6971 Рік тому

      @@peterwilks4391 Jewish is the vibe I get as will.

  • @genericuser984
    @genericuser984 Рік тому

    neat

  • @BrunoMaricFromZagreb
    @BrunoMaricFromZagreb Рік тому

    Does anyone mind explaining what the actual FUUCK happened? I have no idea what the story was about...

    • @henrypaleveda7760
      @henrypaleveda7760 Рік тому +2

      BACK ROUND: Ethan the protagonist investigate/solves paranormal disappearances and the like. HE had a contract with one being that made him a Paladin. This oath, whatever it was, was broken by the other party and not him.
      THE STORY: This episode shows him trying to get back a client's husband who was being controlled by a fury.The client's husband had a reason for revenge hence the fury. The person he wanted revenge on had a dangerous artifact and the fury wanted to use Ethan to get it back. Ethan didn't want to give the fury that much power (suggesting the broken oath was a very strong one). he agreed to help conditionally and after the artifact is retrieved, Ethan gets the client's husband back safely while flirting [?] with said fury.

  • @ianhogben3472
    @ianhogben3472 Рік тому

    what was the oath ?

    • @andrewgause6971
      @andrewgause6971 Рік тому

      I have a feeling it was supposed to imply the covenant between the Jewish people and God. Looking at history, it rather seems like the Big Man wasn't living up to his end of the accord.

    • @st3vorocks290
      @st3vorocks290 Рік тому

      @@andrewgause6971 Read the Hebrew Bible some time, it was the Jewish people who broke the covenant(nothing against Jews, thats just human nature). They couldn't even keep the covenant while God was writing the covenant down. It was kinda like someone cheating on their spouse while the spouse is saying their wedding vows.

  • @derekdrake8706
    @derekdrake8706 Рік тому

    What the frick kind of oath was broken?? That was some godslayer crap lol kinda beyond 'i married a goddess and she cheated on me' you know?

  • @josmeijers2818
    @josmeijers2818 Рік тому

    F.T.A !